Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy. All opinions are my own. :)

I absolutely loved Raybearer! Our main character Tarisai has had a phenomenal education growing up, but she's been lonely most of the time due to an absent mother. She also has the power to see memories from people and objects, which makes her eligible to join the prince's council. But this opportunity to find the family that she has always yearned for might put that family in the utmost danger. Tarisai's growth and strength is what I loved most about Raybearer. The high stakes and intricate worldbuilding gave the story a wonderful foundation for the plot to expand and layer, to the point where I was so excited to learn what the author had come up with next. Raybearer blew away my expectations, and it read like a book from an established career author. If I hadn't known this was Ifueko's debut, I never would have guessed it just from reading the book. With Raybearer as her starting point, I am even more excited to see what the author writes next.